Wouter,
Very interesting reading. I will read it again after a less stressful day at work. However, I have one immediate concern :
In order to achieve aour accuracy we need to assign a reference design. For that we use the Formula 18 class.
This gives the F18 class a flat rating over the full spectrum of the wind speeds. Arguably a benefit in itself.
F18 is a box rule, but a development class so the boats
should get faster over time. Witness the difference between an old Dart Hawk and (say) a Nacra F18. You are not going to win
any races on the Hawk, yet they rate the same in your proposed system.
The only way to have a boat that has a flat rating or 'core rating', is to use a boat that has totally strict rules like the Dart 18, Dart 15 or Hurricane 5.9. These boats will only get faster as people learn to sail them (which I would suggest has now happened - the only speed gains will be via new techniques such as wild thing, or the adoption of new sail cloths or build techniques).
